Planting and care
How to grow strawberries
Cool/Warm season · Annual
Plants/crowns
6–12 in plus runners
Day-neutral plants may fruit about 60–90 days after planting; June-bearing plants usually give their main crop the following spring.
Moderate feeder
Berry
How to prune
Remove dead or diseased leaves. Trim runners when prioritizing berries; keep only selected runners for new plants. Follow the variety’s first-year flower-removal instructions; do not renovate day-neutral types like June-bearers.
How to harvest
Pick berries fully red, including the shoulder near the cap. Pinch or snip the stem just above the berry, leaving the green cap attached; harvest every 1–2 days and refrigerate promptly.
Harvest and kitchen use
Fresh eating, desserts, preserves and freezing
Nutrition and garden value
Vitamin C, manganese and fiber
High-appeal perennial fruit; excellent planter and T22 crop
Common challenges and troubleshooting
Slugs, birds, gray mold and runner management